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OET (OET-LV) And they_laid_ their _on on_them hands, and they_put them in jail to the_ next _day, because/for it_was already evening.
OET (OET-RV) So they arrested the two, and as it was already evening, they put them in jail overnight.
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result
καὶ
and
Luke is using the word translated And to introduce what the men who came up to Peter and John did because they were so troubled by their teaching. Alternate translation: “So”
Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns
ἐπέβαλον αὐτοῖς τὰς χεῖρας
˱they˲_laid_on ˱on˲_them their hands
The pronoun they refers to the priests, the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees. The pronoun them refers to Peter and John. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: “the priests, the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees laid hands on Peter and John” or “the men who had come up to Peter and John laid hands on them”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
ἐπέβαλον αὐτοῖς τὰς χεῖρας
˱they˲_laid_on ˱on˲_them their hands
The expression laid hands on means to arrest someone by association with the way that arresting officers might physically take hold of a person with their hands. Alternate translation: “they arrested them”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
ἔθεντο εἰς τήρησιν
˱they˲_put_‹them› in jail
If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word custody, you could express the same idea with a verb such as “imprison.” Alternate translation: “they imprisoned them”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
ἦν γὰρ ἑσπέρα ἤδη
˱it˲_was for evening already
The implication is that the ruling council, which Luke describes in 4:5–6, would not meet to question anyone at night. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state that explicitly. Alternate translation: “since it was already evening and the council would not meet to question them at night”
4:1-22 Persecution was a common experience of God’s people throughout the Bible. God’s servants often faced hostility and opposition (Deut 30:7; 1 Kgs 18:13; Neh 4:1-3; Jer 37–38; Matt 23:34-37; Luke 11:49-51; 1 Thes 2:14-15). Jesus himself was persecuted (Luke 4:29; John 5:16), and he told his disciples to expect the same kind of treatment (Matt 10:23; 24:9; Mark 13:9; Luke 21:12; John 16:2), but he promised that the Holy Spirit would provide strength (Acts 1:8; Luke 12:11-12; 21:15). Acts records frequent times of persecution (Acts 4:3; 5:17-41; 7:54–8:3; 9:1-2; 11:19; 12:2; 13:50; 14:19; 16:19-24), but Acts also reiterates that the Holy Spirit empowers disciples to bear witness in such circumstances (2:44; 4:8-13; 6:10; 7:55). The boldness of Peter and John before the hostile high council exemplifies facing persecution with courage and power (4:20).
OET (OET-LV) And they_laid_ their _on on_them hands, and they_put them in jail to the_ next _day, because/for it_was already evening.
OET (OET-RV) So they arrested the two, and as it was already evening, they put them in jail overnight.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the SR-GNT.